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1. A method for determining a control resource set, applied to a user equipment of a communication system, wherein the communication system further comprises a network device, and the method comprises: acquiring configuration information of a control resource set corresponding to a bandwidth part (BWP) sent by the network device; determining first location information of the control resource set in a first sub-band according to the configuration information, wherein the first sub-band is at least one sub-band in a plurality of sub-bands in the BWP, and the first sub-band is a sub-band configured with the control resource set among the plurality of sub-bands in the BWP; determining second location information of the control resource set in a second sub-band according to the first location information, wherein the second sub-band is a sub-band in the plurality of sub-bands except the first sub-band, and the second sub-band is the sub-band in which no control resource set is pre-configured; and monitoring the control resource set at the second location information in the second sub-band.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the second location information of the control resource set in the second sub-band according to the first location information comprises: acquiring index information of the first sub-band; and determining the second location information of the control resource set in the second sub-band according to the index information of the first sub-band and the first location information, wherein a size of a frequency domain resource of the control resource set in the first sub-band is the same as a size of a frequency domain resource of the control resource set in the second sub-band.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the index information comprises at least one of a starting PRB location, a starting available PRB location, and a guard band ending PRB location.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein before determining the second location information of the control resource set in the second sub-band according to the first location information, the method further comprises: determining the second sub-band from the plurality of sub-bands except the first sub-band.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein determining the second sub-band from the plurality of sub-bands except the first sub-band comprises: determining all the sub-bands in the plurality of sub-bands except the first sub-band as candidate sub-bands; acquiring status information of each sub-band in the candidate sub-bands; and determining a sub-band whose status information meets a specified condition among the candidate sub-bands as the second sub-band.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein acquiring the status information corresponding to each sub-band in the candidate sub-bands, and determining the sub-band whose status information meets the specified condition among the candidate sub-bands as the second sub-band, comprises: acquiring a bit group corresponding to the BWP, wherein the bit group comprises a plurality of bit values, each of the bit values corresponds to one of the candidate sub-bands, and each of the bit values corresponding to the sub-band is determined as the status information of the corresponding one of the candidate sub-bands; and determining the sub-band whose bit value is a specified value in the candidate sub-bands as the second sub-band.
7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the specified value is 1.
8. A method for configuring a control resource set, applied to a network device of a communication system, wherein the communication system further comprises a user equipment, and the method comprises: configuring a bandwidth part (BWP) and a plurality of sub-bands corresponding to the BWP for the user equipment; configuring a control resource set at first location information in a first sub-band of the BWP to acquire configuration information of the control resource set, wherein the first sub-band is at least one sub-band of the plurality of sub-bands in the BWP, and the first sub-band is a sub-band configured with the control resource set among the plurality of sub-bands in the BWP; determining second location information of the control resource set in a second sub-band according to the first location information, wherein the second sub-band is a sub-band in the plurality of sub-bands except the first sub-band, and the second sub-band is the sub-band in which no control resource set is pre-configured; and sending the configuration information of the control resource set to the user equipment, to instruct the user equipment to monitor the second sub-band according to the method according to claim 1.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein determining the second location information of the control resource set in the second sub-band according to the first location information comprises: acquiring index information of the first sub-band; and determining the second location information of the control resource set in the second sub-band according to the index information of the first sub-band and the first location information, wherein a size of a frequency domain resource of the control resource set in the first sub-band is the same as a size of a frequency domain resource of the control resource set in the second sub-band.
10. The method according to claim 8, wherein sending the configuration information of the control resource set to the user equipment comprises: sending generated indication information and the configuration information of the control resource set to the user equipment, wherein the indication information is used to instruct the user equipment to determine the second sub-band from the plurality of sub-bands except the first sub-band.
11. The method according to claim 10, wherein sending the generated indication information and the configuration information of the control resource set to the user equipment comprises: determining all the sub-bands in the plurality of sub-bands except the first sub-band as candidate sub-bands; configuring status information for each sub-band in the candidate sub-bands; and sending the status information corresponding to each of the sub-bands to the user equipment as the indication information, wherein the indication information is used to instruct the user equipment to use a sub-band whose status information meets a specified condition as the second sub-band.
12. The method according to claim 11, wherein configuring the status information for each sub-band in the candidate sub-bands comprises: setting a corresponding bit group for the BWP, wherein the bit group comprises a plurality of bit values, each of the bit values corresponds to one of the candidate sub-bands, each of the bit values corresponding to the sub-band is used as the status information of the corresponding one of the candidate sub-bands, and the indication information is used to instruct the user equipment to use the sub-band whose bit value is a specified value in the candidate sub-bands as the second sub-band.
13. A user equipment, applied to a communication system, wherein the communication system further comprises a network device, and the user equipment comprises: one or more processors; a memory; and one or more application programs, wherein the one or more application programs are stored in the memory and the one or more programs are configured to, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the user equipment to: acquire configuration information of a control resource set corresponding to a bandwidth part (BWP) sent by the network device; determine first location information of the control resource set in a first sub-band according to the configuration information, wherein the first sub-band is at least one sub-band in a plurality of sub-bands in the BWP, and the first sub-band is a sub-band configured with the control resource set among the plurality of sub-bands in the BWP; determine second location information of the control resource set in a second sub-band according to the first location information, wherein the second sub-band is a sub-band in the plurality of sub-bands except the first sub-band, and the second sub-band is the sub-band in which no control resource set is pre-configured; and monitor the control resource set at the second location information in the second sub-band.
14. The user equipment according to claim 13, wherein the one or more programs are further configured to, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the user equipment to: acquire index information of the first sub-band; and determine the second location information of the control resource set in the second sub-band according to the index information of the first sub-band and the first location information, wherein a size of a frequency domain resource of the control resource set in the first sub-band is the same as a size of a frequency domain resource of the control resource set in the second sub-band.
15. The user equipment according to claim 14, wherein the index information comprises at least one of a starting PRB location, a starting available PRB location, and a guard band ending PRB location.
16. The user equipment according to claim 13, wherein the one or more programs are further configured to, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the user equipment to: determine the second sub-band from the plurality of sub-bands except the first sub-band.
17. The user equipment according to claim 16, wherein the one or more programs are further configured to, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the user equipment to: determine all the sub-bands in the plurality of sub-bands except the first sub-band as candidate sub-bands; acquire status information of each sub-band in the candidate sub-bands; and determine a sub-band whose status information meets a specified condition among the candidate sub-bands as the second sub-band.
18. The user equipment according to claim 17, wherein the one or more programs are further configured to, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the user equipment to: acquire a bit group corresponding to the BWP, wherein the bit group comprises a plurality of bit values, each of the bit values corresponds to one of the candidate sub-bands, and each of the bit values corresponding to the sub-band is determined as the status information of the corresponding one of the candidate sub-bands; and determine the sub-band whose bit value is a specified value in the candidate sub-bands as the second sub-band.
19. A network device, applied to a communication system, wherein the communication system further comprises a user equipment, and the network device comprises: one or more processors; a memory; and one or more application programs, wherein the one or more application programs are stored in the memory and the one or more programs are configured to, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the network device to: configure a bandwidth part (BWP) and a plurality of sub-bands corresponding to the BWP for the user equipment; configure a control resource set at first location information in a first sub-band of the BWP to acquire configuration information of the control resource set, wherein the first sub-band is at least one sub-band of the plurality of sub-bands in the BWP, and the first sub-band is a sub-band configured with the control resource set among the plurality of sub-bands in the BWP; determine second location information of the control resource set in a second sub-band according to the first location information, wherein the second sub-band is a sub-band in the plurality of sub-bands except the first sub-band, and the second sub-band is the sub-band in which no control resource set is pre-configured; and send the configuration information of the control resource set to the user equipment, to instruct the user equipment to monitor the second sub-band according to the method according to claim 8.
20. The network device according to claim 19, wherein the one or more programs are further configured to, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the network device to: acquire index information of the first sub-band; and determine the second location information of the control resource set in the second sub-band according to the index information of the first sub-band and the first location information, wherein a size of a frequency domain resource of the control resource set in the first sub-band is the same as a size of a frequency domain resource of the control resource set in the second sub-band.
21. The network device according to claim 20, wherein the index information comprises at least one of a starting PRB location, a starting available PRB location, and a guard band ending PRB location.
22. The network device according to claim 19, wherein the one or more programs are further configured to, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the network device to: send generated indication information and the configuration information of the control resource set to the user equipment, wherein the indication information is used to instruct the user equipment to determine the second sub-band from the plurality of sub-bands except the first sub-band.
23. The network device according to claim 22, wherein the one or more programs are further configured to, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the network device to: determine all the sub-bands in the plurality of sub-bands except the first sub-band as candidate sub-bands; configure status information for each sub-band in the candidate sub-bands; and send the status information corresponding to each of the sub-bands to the user equipment as the indication information, wherein the indication information is used to instruct the user equipment to use a sub-band whose status information meets a specified condition as the second sub-band.
24. The network device according to claim 23, wherein the one or more programs are further configured to, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the network device to: set a corresponding bit group for the BWP, wherein the bit group comprises a plurality of bit values, each of the bit values corresponds to one of the candidate sub-bands, each of the bit values corresponding to the sub-band is used as the status information of the corresponding one of the candidate sub-bands, and the indication information is used to instruct the user equipment to use5 the sub-band whose bit value is a specified value in the candidate sub-bands as the second sub-band.
25. The network device according to claim 24, wherein the specified value is 1.
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May 20, 2025
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